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Job description / Role
- Analysing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends;
- Regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount levels;
- Managing plans for stock levels;
- Reacting to changes in demand and logistics;
- Meeting suppliers and negotiating terms of contract;
- Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future products;
- Liaising with other departments within the organisation to ensure projects are completed;
- Attending trade fairs, in the UAE and overseas, to select and assemble a new collection of products;
- Participating in promotional activities;
- Writing reports and forecasting sales levels;
- Presenting new ranges to senior retail managers;
- Liaising with shop personnel to ensure supply meets demand;
- Getting feedback from customers;
- Training and mentoring junior staff
Requirements
Buyer / Purchaser required with
UAE experience in retail background (Supermarket - Food & Non Food)
Candidate should have good product knowledge and experience in ERP will be an added advantage.
Strong analytical skills;
Negotiating skills and the ability to network and influence people;
Team working and interpersonal skills;
Excellent communication skills;
Numeracy skills and proficiency using IT;
Ability to cope with the pressure of having to make important decisions and meet tight deadlines;
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and achieve targets;
Leadership attributes;
About the Company
Milestone. Completing the vision of a community.
At the heart of a community is the sentiment of togetherness. It is about shared experiences amidst the privelege of privacy; celebrating familiarity and friendship rather than with drawing to the isolated tedium of urban living; maintaining a higher quality of life taht is exclusive to the chosen few; the feeling of being at home rather than a brief stopover under a concrete tent.
Therefore, at the centre of an ideal community should be a point where all these paradigms meet. A magnet that brings people together; a hearth that fortifies the bond they share; a barn taht caters to their everyday requirements; and a place that makes them feel special in the very community they belong.
We mean to be that place.